Thursday, December 20, 2012

We have a very special challenge at Play Date Cafe... you have two weeks to play with the color story AND we are sponsored by the amazing Jenny Bowlin! So make sure to play with these lovely winter shades...

Gold,Teal,Mint, Lavender

I used the Jenni Bowlin "Wheat Flower" clear stamp to create this all-occasion tag

Have a very lovely holiday and Happy New Year. Make sure to play in the PDCC last challenge of 2012!

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Popping in late tonight to share this out-of-the-ordinary Christmas card. And it's perfect for my older brother :)

I ordered a ton of stamps from My Cute Stamps and I couldn't wait to play with this little monster from "Eek! Monsters!" set. He was colored with Prismacolor Pencils blended with mineral oil. I made the little speech bubble and used sentiment stamps from Lawn Fawn "Cozy Christmas"

Thursday, December 13, 2012

I am so very excited for this color story at the Play Date Cafe! I think you all will love the colors: Evergreen,Gum Drop, Candy Cane Red

Here is my simple one layer card (well, except for the lil pearls)

I used stamps from My Mind's Eye (sent from Julie.. thank you!) and masked the little birdie so he's sitting over the wreath. The sentiment is from Paper Smooches "christmas sampler" set. The little dots hanging the wreath are from Craft's Meow. Inks are Memento (red and green) and Distress Ink (hot pink). Red and pink Stickles were added to the berries on the wreath.

Remember... you can make ANYTHING YOU WANT using the colors in the story. I can't wait to see your projects :)

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Welcome back to day 12 of our 12 Days of Holiday Projects! Several bloggers and I (with the amazing Donna Bowman!) decided to post one holiday project a day for 12 days - just for fun. Be sure to check out the other crafty ladies and leave comments when something inspires you!Here is a little mousy to finish off the 12 days of holiday projects

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Welcome back to day 11 of our 12 Days of Holiday Projects! Several bloggers and I (with the amazing Donna Bowman!) decided to post one holiday project a day for 12 days - just for fun. Be sure to check out the other crafty ladies and leave comments when something inspires you!Today I created a card that I totally scraplifted (inspired) from this one...

This guh-oorr-jusss card is by Shari Carroll over with Hero Arts.Here is my first attempt knock off...

I used paper from My Mind's Eye "merry" collection, washi tape by k & co, embossing plate from Sizzix, bazzil basics cardstock in brown, and Paper Smooches sentiment from "Christmas Sampler".And be sure to check out all the other amazing projects for day 11!

Monday, December 10, 2012

Welcome back to day 10 of our 12 Days of Holiday Projects! Several bloggers and I (with the amazing Donna Bowman!) decided to post one holiday project a day for 12 days - just for fun. Be sure to check out the other crafty ladies and leave comments when something inspires you!Today I had fun making a tag that was inspired by Kelly Alvarez's entry to the "12 Tags of Christmas with a Feminine Twist" over at the Ellen Hutson CLASSroom. I used Kelly's technique tip to emboss with white on watercolor papers, then paint the image with distress inks.

Kelly's tag - so fun and inspiring :)

I also wanted to play along with the Keen on Neon challenge over at the Moxie Fab World. So I painted my little gingerbread house with neon pinks, blues, and oranges...

Pretty messy outcome, can't say I'm thrilled with it! But I definitely had fun playing with this cute stamp set (Lawn Fawn 'sweet christmas') and all of my distress inks.

Sunday, December 9, 2012

Welcome back to day 9 of our 12 Days of Holiday Projects! Several bloggers and I (with the amazing Donna Bowman!) decided to post one holiday project a day for 12 days - just for fun. Be sure to check out the other crafty ladies and leave comments when something inspires you!I created a card for the latest Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger, which is inspired by this photo...

Saturday, December 8, 2012

Welcome back to day 8 of our 12 Days of Holiday Projects! Several bloggers and I (with the amazing Donna Bowman!) decided to post one holiday project a day for 12 days - just for fun. Be sure to check out the other crafty ladies and leave comments when something inspires you!I'm sharing a stamped kraft gift wrap...

I used the long brown pieces of packaging paper that is thrown in with boxes I get from the mail.I used The Craft's Meow snowflake stamped in brown. Once the box was wrapped I stamped the sentiment (also from Craft's Meow).

I punched the scallop with a snowflake stamp, added a brad, and the back is stamped with "to:" and "from:" Then it was just tucked under the ribbon.

Friday, December 7, 2012

Welcome back to day 7 of our 12 Days of Holiday Projects! Several bloggers and I (with the amazing Donna Bowman!) decided to post one holiday project a day for 12 days - just for fun. Be sure to check out the other crafty ladies and leave comments when something inspires you!Today I'm sharing a pretty simple holiday card...

I used Paper Smooches "Warm Hearts" and "Christmas Sampler" set. Coloring is with Copic markers.

Thursday, December 6, 2012

Yay! It's Thursday!!! Here is the latest Play Date Cafe color story of Mountain Top, Icy Blue, and Snowflake...

Our fabulous sponsor this week isSCRAPBOOK PAL! And the prize up for grabs is $25 on their site! ANNND anyone who mentions Play Date Cafe with their order will receive a free gift :)

Today I created a simple banner using a traditional phrase, classic colors, and rosettes :)

I used papers from DCWV Market Street stack and Bazzil basics paper in navy blue. I cut the "NOEL" using my Silhouette SD, Make the Cut software, and Lettering Delights "Peppermint Holiday Expressions."

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Welcome back to day 5 of our 12 Days of Holiday Projects! Several bloggers and I (with the amazing Donna Bowman!) decided to post one holiday project a day for 12 days - just for fun. Be sure to check out the other crafty ladies and leave comments when something inspires you!

Here is my Christmas side step card I created using Lawn Fawn "sweet christmas" set, with teal and red. I had a lot of fun making this step card (its been a while!) and I gotta say... I was pretty bummed it didn't get picked for submission. Oh wellszzz~!!!

Papers are Bazzil basics in light blue and DCWV Glitter Stack in white. All images are colored with Copics, and I added some Icicle Stickles and Liquid Pearls. I used Memento Ink and StazOn for the glitter paper.

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